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- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Number of Pages: 336
- ISBN: 0300151195
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112937171
- Release Date: March 31, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #60383 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #918 in Social Sciences (See Top 100 Social Sciences Bestsellers)
- #282 in Sociology - General (See Top 100 Sociology - General Bestsellers)
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